Excel Functions

Functions

Excel has many premade formulas, called functions.

Functions are typed by = and the functions name.

For example =SUM

Once you have typed the function name you need to apply it to a range.

For example =SUM(A1:A5)

The range is always inside of parentheses.

Function	Description
=AND	Returns TRUE or FALSE based on two or more conditions
=AVERAGE	Calculates the average (arithmetic mean)
=AVERAGEIF	Calculates the average of a range based on a TRUE or FALSE condition
=AVERAGEIFS	Calculates the average of a range based on one ore more TRUE/FALSE conditions
=COUNT	Counts cells with numbers in a range
=COUNTA	Counts all cells in a range that has values, both numbers and letters
=COUNTBLANK	Counts blank cells in a range
=COUNTIF	Counts cells as specified
=COUNTIFS	Counts cells in a range based on one or more TRUE or FALSE condition
=IF	Returns values based on a TRUE or FALSE condition
=IFS	Returns values based on one or more TRUE or FALSE conditions
=MAX	Returns the highest value in a range
=MEDIAN	Returns the middle value in the data
=MIN	Returns the lowest value in a range
=MODE	Finds the number seen most times. The function always returns a single number
=OR	Returns TRUE or FALSE based on two or more conditions
=STDEV.P	Calculates the Standard Deviation (Std) for the entire population
=STDEV.S	Calculates the Standard Deviation (Std) for a sample
=SUM	Adds together numbers in a range
=SUMIF	Calculates the sum of values in a range based on a TRUE or FALSE condition
=SUMIFS	Calculates the sum of a range based on one or more TRUE or FALSE condition
=VLOOKUP	Allows vertical searches for values in a table
=XOR	Returns TRUE or FALSE based on two or more conditions